Introduction
What is the first line of your paper and also the way to get readers interested in reading your paper?
Hook/eye-catcher
What is the first line of your body paragraphs?
Topic Sentence
What is evidence?
Something that supports a claim
What do you do first in your conclusion?
Restate your thesis in different words
Where can you easily find your main points in an essay?
In the thesis or the topic sentences of the body paragraphs
What is after the hook?
Background information so your reader knows what you are talking about.
What does the topic sentence do?
Introduces the point of your paragraph
Where do you get evidence from?
anywhere! You can use any evidence that accurately supports your claim.
Why do you put your thesis in different words
To make it more interesting to your reader and review what they should have learned.
What are transitions?
Words that help you move between your points
What is the very last line in the introduction called?
The thesis
What is the last line of your body paragraph?
What should you do before your evidence
Introduce the context
What do you do after the restated thesis?
Review the main points of your essay.
How many sentences should be in each paragraph
5 or more
What does a thesis do?
Tells the reader what they are going to be reading about.
What does a concluding statement do?
Wraps up the main idea from your body paragraph
What do you do after your evidence?
Analyze it
What is the last line of your essay?
a call to action
What are the three main parts to an essay?
Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion
Why do you need background information in the introduction
Because you want to give your reader enough information that they know what you are talking about.
How many body paragraphs should you have
typically two or more. You can have as many as you need/
Why is it important to have evidence that is accurate?
To strongly and correctly support your claim.
What is a call to action
A message to your reader to think a certain way or do something
What is the fifth planet from the sun?
Jupiter